The Sun. — London, England, 1808-06-28 00:00:00

res*ident -Clergy as to. malt tile income of If residence was.the ()hied in view, \k tOt did not the Bill apply to the incomes under 4001.3 year, as well as to-those over-that sum ? On these ground;, .and for several minor reasons, he proigist.;d that the. Dill should be read a second time this day three months. -The Earl of Soaot.n. stated, that when about three years ago he had it in contemplation to bring the situation of tie Curates under the consideration - of the Legislature,, he received above two hundred letters from individuals of that body representing the hardships under which they laboured. This certainly amounted to a call for legislative relief. The Noble Earl stated some cases of peculiar distress, and con cluded with giving his vote for the secolid reading of the 811, though some of its provisions might not be such as he should approVe, The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE argued against theßill on the same grounds as Lord SIDMOUTH.— 1 - 10 could not conceive 'Why the Lay Improprietor iveslett to manage With . his Curate as he should think proper, while the income of 'the beneficed clerevinan was so extremely invaded. The AecnetStlOP of CM4TERBURY traced theprin ciple of an interference on the part of the Bishops to provide a maintenance for the officiating persons, from the earliest period of the history of the Church of . .. England. He cited a mandate from the Pope, enjoinipolas interference, in the reign of Henry IL and'adverted to several successive Alas prior to the Reformation, and since down to the time of his pre - sent Majesty. On constitutional grounds, there fore,. the right of intervention was perfeetly clear. • The Most Reverend Prelate then argued the pro priety: of the present Bill, and contended that unless some such measure were passed, the situation of the Curates must be eternally coming before their Lord ships year after year. - Tee Loan CHANCE . Ei.[.t}Jt, after the principle of the measure had been recognized twice by the other Hous e and once by their ; Lordships, thought the Bill ought to be read a second time, though he *as not le. , pared to say he would give his approbation to all , S ti:e provisionS of it. The Dike of Nonrom,argued in f3vonr of the Bill, on the ground that some remedy was necessary, and that this measure was better than none. The Noble Duke replied particularly to the arguments of - the Earl of Buck ingbanithire. • Lord LAUDERDi.LIi spoke at considerable length against the. Bill, which he contended, militated di re: against the profesSionalexertions of the young Clergy, checking theiri,ambition, by affording at once the enjoytnent. , ol a comfortable ease, and re ' pressag their talents:by .rcrnoving the stimulus which was found most powerfUl in every profession. The Noble Lord then entered. into the general'arguments to prove, that the itientnbents of Livings would he i without sersing the Curate, the Church, yr the Christian Roligion, or its morality. The' House then divided on Lord Sidmouth's Amendment. Ayes . 77 N - . 36 Majority fat the 2d Reading of the Bill —l9 The routine business of the day was then proceed ,d on, and the House adjourned at 10 o'clock, till ..le•morrow. • MAILS. A giv Heligoland, I Dublin, t Waterford. VU4-z Dublin, t Watprtyrd. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DA 'I AT TINKLY 1: O'CLOCK. COnS2IS • • • • 69 I 0 OnliOnl • • • • 2 , .! 5 THE S UN.. 4oLam gUill D !CUL& VALSUId AUDICAT L" . O ND 0 A', rut spAv,'4uNe 28, 1808. Tuis morning we received, by an• Extra Packet, in which Mr. II Attuß AVE, the Messenger,eame over, o Gottenburgh Paper of the pt st iust. its contents are not very Important. The following are the only A ides worth notice : • sTocKilout GAZETTE, luN lg. " According tcr,sNrtain intelligence received front ;Finland, a very considerable powder tnagazine blew up on the 3d inst. near Sweaborg, and+ tb4 explosion citstroyed the barrielci. and several private houses, The Dock -yard sustainer considerable damage, and everal Armed Vessels of the Flotilla were . either ,tarot considerably damaged; many lives were 1 0 ... t, and the fire was riot got under in the Fortress 40' of June, in the morning. Majesty has received a Report from Field-l\larshal Baron Tot.z., dated the 12th inst. wherebyit appears, that on the 9th in' the afternoon a convoy, consisting of 80 Sail, escorted by an Eng )i_sh Bornb-ketch and three Armed Brigs, got under way fininlmo' 'load, with a fresh . breeze from north-west.. At nine o'clock the next morning ,tin wind . changed to northeast, and blew so hard, that the Swedrsh Gun-boats were obliged to haul into port,...and were . not able to work out again until rhalf , past six in the evening; when the wind 'beanie mare moderate. In the mean time the ljaites . ..attaCked the Convoy with a very considerable force, consisting of ,upwards of 20, Gun•boats, besides Cutlers, and other small armed Ve.aelo, and captured several Merchantmen, the number which I havenot'..yet been 'able to ascertain, but four of them were burned by the Enemy. Ono Englisl? Brig was also taken, after having made a long and rifust gallant resistance. The rest of the Convoy , clearetl,44,sterbo',reef as early as ten o'clock in the nlottiiiig. The Swedish Gun-Wats taessed tLe atiout one mile distance. His Royal Majesty has ordered a Court Mar flat to irignire3nto tlils,transadion, and to investigate ,the circumstance which prevemed them froM taking a share in the aaion.". WE have this day submitted to our Readers some further ExtraZts from the Foreign Papers, the arrival of which we - announced yesterday, and we are con vinced that they will peruSe with disgust and indig nation the Proclamation which has been addressed to the People Of Spain, in the name of the Supreme Junta of the Government-, but which, in its style and sentiments, bears indisputable marks of French origin. In thii Proclamation it is at length confessed, that several of the Provinces of Spain arc in a state of insurrthion, and the most seducing promises and the most dreadful threats are alternately employed to induce them to submit themselves to the disposal of the Corsican Usurper, and to accept of a Sovereign of his nomination. After expatiating upon the mis condua of the late Sovereign of Spain, and observ ing that. the BOURBONS had seen themselves driven from every Throne in Europe which they possessed except that of Spain, it proceeds to state, that the political events which had taken place in Europe had rendered it necessary that they should also descend from that Throne. It announces Buo , NArARTE'S beneficent intention of restoring Spain to all its former splendour, for the accomplishment of which purpose, a Prince of his family is seleaed to succeed the BOURBONS; and to convince them that the Corsican has no objea' but the welfare of Spain, at heart, they are told that, if they pre sume to dispute his will, or counteraa his inten tions, they shall be " exposed to all the horrors of War, their Fields laid waste, their Cities burnt, and their habitations destroyed !" The Proclamation then insultingly asks ,the People of Spain what means they possess to resist the " Hero who is the author of their present blessings?". Do they believe that "a tumultuous levy of the brave Inhabitants, without military skill, without Chiefs, without Magazines, without provisions, will be able to withstand expe rimced Armies, grown old in the habits of victory ?' After these denunciations of vengeance against the Spaniards, if they should attempt to maintain their independence, the Proclamation promises, that if they will peaceably submit to their i)ew Master, all their Laws and Institutions shall be maintained, and their Religion proteaed. The respeCi which BUO NAPARTE has paid to time Laws and Institutions of other Countries, of which he has eitl,er by fraud or force become Master, must afford the Spaniards a most consolatory pledge of the sincerity of his professions, and, from his recent conduct to the Head of 'their Church, they raust derive the most - satisfaCtory assurances of his sincere regard for their Religion ! As a final inducement :to the Spanish Nation to accept of JOSEPH BUONAPARtft for the King, the Prdclamation adds, that he will undertake to perform the office at half the price which was paid to the late King ! Such is the language which the Junta of the 'Government are compelled to hold out to the People of Spain, by an Usurper, who, by the most unparalleled treachery, has seduced their Monarch from his dominions, and, under the pretence of friendship, introduced hiS ar mies into their fortresses. It is worthy of notice, that BUONAPARTE had fixed the 15th of June for the meeting of the Grand De. putation from Spain, at Bayonne, and' yet the no mination of JOSEPH BOON APARTE took place on 'the tith. This extraordinary, step,' we have no doubt, was caused by the formidable appearance of the In surreaion in the Northern Provinces. . We are this day enabled. to lay before our Readers some iery important docuntentS relative to the pro ceedings of the Patriotic Chiefs in Spain. Under any circumstances they would be read with pleasure, but more evecially when put in comparison with the degraded produelions to which we have alluded above. We have not room to offer any observation i on them at present, but we cannot forbear calling the attention of the Public to the Proclamation ot the Governor and Captain-Gcneral of Arragon, in which he threatens the Frencb with We severest retaliation fur anyout rage of which tiwy nny be guilty. These Procla mations will be found in our last page. • No further intelligence had reached town from Spain or Portugal when.this Paper was put to Press, of coarse we are unable to communicate to our Readers any more particulars respe&ing the account in the Oviedo Paper of the 'atlion in the -Mediter ranean. We observe, however, in the Foreign Papers, an article from Venice which - states, that Lord COLLDICWOOD had detacheda Squadron, under Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, to cruize between the Balearic Islands and Sardinia. If the French, there fore, attempted to send a force to carthagena, there 'was every probability that'Sir li. STRAC;IIAN would fall in with- them. he homeward-bound 3tt►naica Fleet, 80 Sail, passed the Isle of -Wight yesterday evening, under convoy of the fireth:Lw. fr is to be J.oped that among other means to keep np the . .spirit of the Sp3tilaills, and :inflame, their hatred of the Tyrant svhu is attempting to in. slave them, if the latter iLnitulse indeed cou ld need any gtimulus, a full history •f his tonduet towards the head of their Church will not be forgotten.— BUONAPALITE pretends to be a Roman Catholic, and yet he has conduettxl himself towards the POPE with the basest ingratitude, as well as insolence and injustice. He compelled the Holy Father to take a journey to Paris, and to fix eternal disgrace upon his charaEter by anointing an Usurper Em peror of France ; yet he has divested him of all temporal authority, and, not content with taking all his Soldiers from him, published an Address to them on the occasion, in which he alluded to the POPE in the most contemptuous manner, telling them that they should no longer be under the com mand of Priests and Women. The Roman Cotholics of every country may be fairly asked, what respea their religion. is likely - to receive from a man who, while ,he professes himself of their persuasion, can thui treat the head of their Church, to whose sacred authority they implicitly submit, and consider as in. tallibie--to say nothing of the contempt with which he spoke of Christianity itself, when he was in Egypt, proclaiming himself a Illossulman, assuming the name of Au BUONAPARTa, as a proof of his sincerity, and making it his boast, in order to con ciliate the affeations of the Mabometans, that be had been persecuting the Christians, and done all he could to destroy them. These transactions are prebahly unknown to the great body of the people in Spain, who were kept in the darkest ignorance respeiting all the measures of BUONAPARTE that were calculated to excite indignation and horror, by the late Government of that Country, lest the French Tyrant should be offended, and invent some expedient to wreak his vengeance upon the Country, anci bring it to a level with his other vassal States.— It is also 'very probable that the inferior classes of the Roman Catholics in Ireland are by no means apprised of this conduit of BUONArARTE if they were, they would be mad, indeed, to listen to the instigations of French Eatissaries, or to ho,.e fur any relief from a, than who is actuated by no feelings but those of insatiable ambition , and unappeasable ven geance against all who oppose his ferocious career. But the last adt of BUONAPARTE towards the un fortunate Pontiff such a proof of a total disregard even of the appearance of Religion, as must excite the utmost horror and detestatiou in every person who is sincerely devoted to the Catholic Faith, for he has net only deprived the Pope of all tempo ral authority, but has aiqually taken away all his territorial possessions, and indeed left him hardly the means of subsistence,. out what may arise frOm the charity of his . followers. The pretence for this en paralleled injustice and oppression, if possible, ag gravates the crime, for he has the shameless audacity to pretend that he was influenced by religious mo tives, though, with an absurdity equal to his turpi tude in the decree by which he annihilates the Pope dom, he avows that he', does so because the Holy Father had ,constantly refused to declare 'War against the English, who have never offended him ! ! ! Yesterday morning His MAJESTY and the Princess AUGUSTA, accompanied by Lord !imam, Count MUNSTER, Generals MANNERS, OARTH, and CART WRIGHT, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode on horsewick in Windsor Park. The QUREN and Princess .ELIZABETII took an airing to Her MA3R3TY'S house at Progruore. Sunday evening there was the grandest display of Company on Windsor Terrace of any this season. Their MAJESTIES and Pazticassas walked upwards of an Itaut. Government are in possession of public dispatches for South America, intercepted on board La con, ception Spanish Lugger, captured by his Majesty's frigate Orestes. .They are said to be l of importance . We have seen a letter received-by the last Gotten burgh Mail, whiCh states that the King of Prussia is understood to have recently had a letter from Buo- NAPARTH, advising him to abdicate, his throne.— Upon receipt of this advice, the Prussiln Monarch is stated to have immediately set oil . fur St. Peters burgh. The Princess of WALES gave a grand Ball and Supper last night, at Llackbeath, to a numerous party. The surrounding grounds were illuminated, and some brilliant fire-works were displayed on the occasion. • This - day no Court of Aldermen was held ; but the LoaD•MAlroli, after • inspecting the returns of the Mealweighers, ordered the price of Bread to rise id. per Peck. We have authority from Mr. BELL, the landlord of the 'White Hart Inn, at Winchester, to say, that the article which appeared in TUE SUN of the 2 tat inst. is a gross misrepresentation'of BELL, we are assured, never saw Lord S. .nor Mrs. P. in a room in 4iis !louse, nor had he one word of conver sation with either of the parties; we are, therefore, surprised that such malevolent misrepresentations should have betm made in the Public Prints, and consider this statem.tnt ai an as of justice to Mr. BELL, as we have been imposed upon by a false ac count of the transalion. The o ffi cers and non-commissioned officers, drummers and privates of the Caper (or First Regi ment of Fifeshire)Volun leer Infantry, commanded by Col. J. B. Wi:myss, of Wcrnyss-l-lall, have given tO t he Chaplain of the Regiment a days pay, for the blhoof of the, I3riti, Prisoners or War now in nce'. •BlitTit.—Last night, in Upper Grrnvenor-street, ', 01 a $01),:‘40. BARROW. tile Lady cif ova N BaRROW, 1 .4 ;1. 0f ~.the Adinipity. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, Jusa Soanish Lugger which arrived yesterday was not a Vei,el sent irons Spain with dispatches,as was then supposed, but was captured by the Orestes Sloop of War. She i4 l very fine Lugger,:qiiite pew, pierced for 22 guns, two "only mounted when taken, was bound from St. Sebastian's to the Carraccas, with part of a cargo of valuable goods, and taken by the Orestes after s chace of several. hours, during which she threw all her guns overboard except two; she made no re. aistance. Sailed the Pomons Frigate, having near-Admitli. HARVEY'S Flag at the miaen, for the ChAnnei . Fleet, on board one of which Ships lie will shift his Flag: The Caledonia. of 120 guns, was launched evening at half-past five o'clock, and formate* without • a single accident occurring, auadst one Of. the largest assemblies of speaators, that, pees. ever before attended to witness so grand a sigkt ,-- She went off in a most majestic style, and is, out doubt, the largest Ship in the world; bar or, pearauce on the bosom of Old Ocean was Old is the extreme, and the acclamations of the inrgOr , multitude on the occasion were heard for Sever 4 miles round the adjacent country. She - was JO.' into Dock immediately afterwards to be eeile t3l _,.. - after which she will be fitted for sex with all ploo dispatch. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 97.—Yesterday arrived IN'. Bonne Citoyenne Sloop of War, with a loalintOOK from the Downs. Sailed yesterday La Coquette Sloop of Wa r, an i Escort Gun-brig, on separate cruizes. Armed this day the Defender Gan•brig, convoy from the Downs, among which are, the I h r loam, SINCLAIR, for Demerara. Sailed the Crocodile Frigate, , with a coot O- Cork ; among which are the Ardent, Titostsool Thetis, DAVISON, Hannah, DOUGLAS, and 2.1114.46 Transports ; also the Royalist Sloop 01 Vl° for the Eastward. Passed by yesterday the. St. "Man's, of 64 OA with eight Sail of homeward-hound East IndialOP, YARMOUTH, JUN& 27.--Arrived yesterdah from a cruise off the 'read, the Majestic, Bell' phon , Tigre, Minotaur, Warspite, Triumph, Noss Wi° and Stately. FALMOUTH, JUNE !A.—Sailed the Ship Diaw g ' s Captain CRETCHILL. for Quebec. The American Ships /Vary, EvAss , and Soils!" for New York, joined the Quebec Fleet off 1 411 Port. SFIEERNESS, JUNE 25.—Artived the Certerta,4 tbe 32 guns, from the Downs, and proceeded op - River to be paid off Went out of harbour and anchored at the PO His Majesty's Gun-brig Centinel, Lieut. KING* Arrived the Aggressor Gun-brig. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Invincille, of 74 gL IPS ' Capt. Do NELLY, and the . Bloodhound for Deal. Passed by a few Sail for the River. Came into harbour His Majesty's Ship prakt• DEAL, Jurrs r.i—Sailed his Majesty's ships Oil' and Blazer, on a Cruize. Conic, JUNE 92.—This mornia(* ,111.1„c Frigate rirginie, Capt. 13ttt.c2, arrived in `" Q " from Piymouth. The Minerva, GARDNER, from Jamaica , l ''' ` irrive‘ t. at . Bristol :- she parted from the Fleet phut a tor t' natighdi:fresirnecnet,taiint Elizabeth,s: !ime it did not consist dr iii a i r than 6 0 or 70 Sail, the remainder having idP 3r3 74 1%. , N T E h lv e following yoa,u is A By theY York, letters . a:rnrieeLtraaT6tthfuDrtoiegmriri confearevogisi:l;!!! L making no preparation for War, the mOsl iticr.pi, n ble means are still taking to keep up the pahlie:l4. met , y against England by the PreSidellt I,in" SON a party. 1i tt This day the bones of some Americato w", , ie . ' . died . on board English prison-ships during th e i : l o . c l s as er A el t ) n ar e e r ( i i c. i funeral War, wt.re_ (dug up, and re-inferred with 171 13 ,i... tish), 'ne" i l n p a o rn to p al b ( will be Surprised to .hear, that the Legislator c 0. - State has granted a sum of money to dens) ? t :," pence of a procession so disgraceful to hurn 3ll " l. t 1 0 1 g r trnheuirldererceedpitiiottl.b,e,fl:l,vids f Po s. ' The French shore in themeighboerhood 0 v , present most deplorable scene of old Cliti o r Abbeys, and Houses in a state of ruin. -4° rd . aiiii BIER looked into Brest yesterday s ennigh t ' t there were lying in Bertheutne Itoads, 0 0 7 V o od' Frigate, and a Sloop ; and in Carnaret llaa";' or,. 7_4,„a Frigate, and smaller vessels. It W3`l nu°tic, 11.901 their situation and, appeara nce , tint in ben w ol of these Ships to put to . sea the moineot the 3teil Would let them, Itid not the Chaotic! Fleet aPi:; 6 O ' on the Coast. The f o ll ow i i ,,, was Lord G' l `l ( .; OP farce on going in :—kille derParis, 110, l' °r " Fit Yi BM ; Dreadnought, 98, Rear-Admiral Siqn ' g o KtPtatte. 98 ; Royal George, 100 ; St. Li e°l. s;dial i t Tonnant ~ 8 0 ; Rear:Admiral De Cowles i ; ; - , , ,0 , 1 7 , 4 , ; ' imi'Orm- 1, 74 ; Valiant, 74 ; Pontone. S i r,oo4 I L'ilamPion Frigates ; and six Gaff -Brigs and ' q ter, The Thsrrne Pilot-boat, B. NIJTCHSI.I.) .ri' ls . yr' the Bth May, performed the pas age front 1111 . /1 ,11 , phia to New York, a distance of 27d mil ' i ..... short period of 20 bouts. ...